CIMSS Satellite Blog

Check out the transverse banding from WI to TN ahead of the shortwave! Plenty of #turbulence pireps to go along! #aviationweather VIS loop from @CODMeteorology pic.twitter.com/YVyxwYJ6Wz

— Jeremy Smith (@WX_Overlord) June 2, 2018

GOES-16 (GOES-East) Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.37 µm), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm) and Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm) images (below) showed the evolution of this transverse banding — a cloud signature often associated with turbulence — early in the day on 02 June 2018.

GOES-16 Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.37 µm, left), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm, center) and Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm, right) images, with hourly pilot reports of turbulence [click to play MP4 animation]

A toggle between 1-km resolution Aqua MODIS Water Vapor (6.7 µm) and Cirrus (1.37 µm) images at 1842 UTC is shown below; the transverse banding was beginning to dissipate around that time.

Aqua MODIS Water Vapor (6.7 µm) and Cirrus (1.37 µm) images, with pilot reports of turbulence [click to enlarge]

from CIMSS Satellite Blog http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/28304